dermoid

American  

[dur-moid] / ˈdɜr mɔɪd /

adjective

1. skinlike; dermatoid.

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dermoid British  

/ ˈdɜːmɔɪd /

adjective

1. of or resembling skin

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noun

1. a congenital cystic tumour whose walls are lined with epithelium

Etymology

Origin of dermoid

First recorded in 1810–20; derm- + -oid

Example Sentences

It was, however, the slow growth of a "dermoid cyst" which made her linger till such an age, through the constant suffering of twenty-one preceding years.

From Harriet Martineau by Miller, Florence Fenwick

Graves mentions a dermoid cyst containing the left side of a human face, an eye, a molar tooth, and various bones.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

If the external orifice becomes occluded, there results a dermoid cyst.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

A diagnosis of dermoid cyst was made and two operations were performed on the boy, death following the second.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The accompanying illustration, taken from Baldy, pictures a dermoid cyst of the complicated variety laid open and exposing the contents in situ.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)